“4- Abide
in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide
in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 5- I am the vine, ye are the branches: He
that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 6- If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth
as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire,
and they are burned. 7- If ye abide in me, and my words abide in
you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. KJV)
The Lord Jesus Christ is accounted of or
look up to as the true Vine by all believers. He is not something, or the literal plant that we
see in our garden; He is Someone. The book of John 15:1- 10 is a paradox, and it is not a contradiction
of statement of what He claims He is. It is a doctrine with authority and
truth. It is pleasant and delightful to observe and watch Christians as they
grow and abide with the true Vine- the Lord Jesus Christ. The doctrine of His
gospel, the truth of what He said, and the comfort of His Spirit are very
refreshing to every believer as we rest and trust in His Word and in His love.
Nothing compares to the sense of delights
and the spiritual pleasure we have in meditating on the Word with His presence,
and enjoying Him in our fellowship. The sweetness in abiding with Him is
incomparable and can’t be explain to an empty hearts, thus Christ must be in the
heart of man first and foremost before he/she can enjoy His abiding. The true
abundance is in Christ and our fellowship with Him. It more of spiritual than
material or carnal. Jesus said; “9- I am the door: by me if any man enter in,
he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10- The thief cometh not, but for to steal,
and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they
might have it more abundantly. (John 10:9- 10 KJV)
